Bridging gaps

You wake up with energy when you have a purpose, when you feel needed. 

In a recent study it was found that people developed depression, physical ailments after retirement. You work hard with a purpose and when the purpose ceases to exist the feel of worthless engulfs you fully leading to reduced life span.

On the other side, we have certain class of people who thrive for love, a supporting hand, a shoulder to cry, a feel to be loved.

The town planners, government can come up with a system which bridges these two classes. An old age home and an orphanage can be housed together.

Each group of people have something to look forward everyday, kids have an experienced hands to hold and guide them and the aged ones have somebody to fill their void life with laughter. 

Waste Management

 Waste management 

Managing waste efficiently is an integral part of a town administration and protecting our nature.

If managed carefully, it would act as an excellent example on town planning by reducing landfills and saving nature and energy.

Education begins at home and so does waste management.  We at home have a lot of categorical wastes like mildy used things , which when channeled properly can serve a needy less affordable class. Every house does have some clutter which doesnt know where to go. 

Here are some of the suggestions which might encourage people to clear the waste/clutter

1.Manned Kiosks can be placed for donations like clothes, books and toys. Later these could be distributed to the orphanages.

 2.We have seen in places like Amsterdam,  there are stipulated places for waste newspapers, glasses and plastics. This allows a sense of gratification for each one of us for having thoughtfully disposing off the waste.

https://beewiseamsterdam.com/blogs/blog/amsterdam-waste-sorting-what-goes-where?srsltid=AfmBOoqKrxzSwyNsno_FJRmGU_F9hm3FSolbnBw-kTqkN8ClzekHTIhW

3.Also in places like Korea, a small token of gifts are given inexchange for the collected waste plastic sheets, Milk, Oil bottles etc..The municipal office takes in charge of all the waste collection.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/20/south-korea-zero-food-waste-composting-system

The existing system of collecting door to door waste is a commendable step which requires a lot of commited and a strict messages to the people. It's revelling to see that it has worked to a great extent.

We can not only preserve nature by reducing landfills, but also will be able to help the ones who are in real need.

Sometines penalty and strict rules work and at times a better encouraging, easy accessible systems helps people segregate wastes. Singapore is an example for the former, with fines and signboards indicating the amount of penalty for all the non adherences.

 Elizabeth Gilbert quotes in one of her talks titled 'Creativity ' about a Poet who works in a farm. When creativity strikes her, she rushes to her house to collect her thoughts and jot it down. If she ignores the call and continuous working, it seems it takes a very long time for her to catch the wtiters spirit. She strongly advises people on the verge of creative borderline to catch the spirit and not feign ignorance. It seems the idea searches for the right mother. Hence when it strikes you, you might have anxiousness, various emotional signs. 

Mine is one such experience.  I was in a hurry that day to complete my daughters drawing just before 30mts of her drawing class. I just finished right in time, when I looked at it something awesome happened. The picture looked so perfect. The bug caught me then. I allowed it and started it to use me as a medium. I drew my first drawing of my second innings( The first was in my youth). I took time almost 3 days to select the perfect debutante pic.

The portrait of Windows always caught my fascination. The interface to the entire outside world squeezed into a small frame offering a plethora of inputs for your creative mind even as as you stay within your comforts. 

My motto was not to allow any feedback to dampen my spirits. 

Here as the ancient Romans used to address it as a separate entity, not mixing in with their individuality. So, not only can you attribute your success to it but also can blame 'it' for the failure. Allowing artists to move on with a next work.

And 2nd, 3rd , 4th....

Travelogue

I wish there were mandatory reasons for Indians to visit the widely scattered architectural wonders mixed with mythological history manifested into a awestruck temple.

We chose Trichy to discover the temples. Discover is an understated word, most accepted decent way of pointing our reason. We had other reasons which pulled us all out of our normal routine.

Started from Chennai at around 11, reached Bramhapureeswara temple by 4.

History: Bramha mocks Shiva. Shiva curses and former loses all the creation power. Realizing his folly, Bramha performs penances here with 12 lingams begging for forgiveness.